It's worth considering how your wedding photographers will work with you to capture your wedding.

There are lots of words bandied around in wedding photography advertisements, and one that really jumps out from the page is 'unobtrusive'.

The dictionary definition of this word is ''not conspicuous or attracting attention''

Which is fair enough. You don't want a photographer jamming his/her elbows between you as you say your vows/ dressing in a fluorescent clown suit and riding a unicycle whilst simultaneously barking commands at the congregation.But what does it actually mean? For a lot of people, this word comes to represent a style of photography, a way of taking pictures which means that there is no 'posing' (more on this in a later blog post!) and the photography will be fun and relaxed, and that the photographer will work around the action and not perhaps be part of it?

In the last respect (not being part of the action) I can't say that defines fully how we work. A photographer is as much a part of your day as the flowers and cake, and rather than hide in the shadows, we like to (shock/horror!) also interact with the bride and groom on the day and involve everyone in the photographic process. We can even show you some of the photographs on the camera screen as we have taken them- so you are involved in the process and can see for yourself how those key moments are looking through the lens.It is important to find those key moments by placing ourselves within the action- to capture the raw emotion up close, to put a bride at ease whilst she is getting ready, to encourage a humorous exchange and put a camera shy groom at ease.We had a lovely email recently, from our most recent bride and groom (pictured):

Hello you 2

Wow, amazing!!!

Thank you so much to you both, you truly were amazing. Everyone has commented on how fabulous you both were. We are so pleased you were there capturing our special day, the photos will be treasured. The photos so far are absolutely gorgeous. Steve I don’t know how you’ve done it but you have worked a miracle and J is no longer camera shy!!!! He didn’t complain once yesterday about people taking his photo!!!

Thanks so much once again.

Speak to you soon.

Mr & Mrs D!! xxx

This is why it is so important to have a good rapport with your wedding photographers. In order to know that you have found 'the ones', it is essential that you feel comfortable with the way they will work with you on your day. Steve and I both have vast amounts of experience in working with people. People from all walks of life, all different ages. We know how to create a relaxed and happy environment, within which some of your best photographic moments can be captured. So why not arrange a pre-wedding meeting with us, and find out how we will work with you to achieve the very best results on your very best day? You might also make a couple of new friends along the way jakabiphotography@gmail.com

﻿"Thank you for the amazing job you did on our wedding day, we could not be any happier with the results! We have a beautiful set of images that capture many happy memories that were made that day. However, there are so many beautiful photos that it is extremely difficult for us to choose which photos to pick for an album! Steve and Antonia offered us a very friendly, professional, organised service right from the beginning, listening to us and catering for our every need :) The communication was great, Steve and Antonia were easy to speak to, kept in touch with us and were never too busy to help us with any questions we had. It was a pleasure to have them with us on our wedding day and we thank them once again for leaving us with many happy memories of our wedding day. " Laura & Scott﻿

"Steve and Antonia both made me and my partner feel very at ease during our day and provided us with plenty of laughs. We are very happy with our pictures and the way the couple took the pictures and would recommend them to anyone. They have always been professional from the first e-mail to the day and our meeting before the wedding was also great as they got an idea of how we wanted out photos. Thank you both for capturing the memories of our wedding." Jessica & Chris

"I would recommend Steve and Antonia of Jakabi Photography without any reservation. Sally and I got married in May 2012 and we were highly impressed with Steve and Antonia's very personable approach. We discussed how we wanted our photographs to be and they fed us with some great ideas and supplied some fabulous examples. We were blessed with wonderful sunny weather which I am told makes photography more difficult due to the intense light and accentuated shadows but our photographs are truly excellent." Ant & Sally Williamson.

"Highly recommended. We had specific ideas of what we wanted to remember our wedding, Steve and Antonia captured everything perfectly. We couldn't have been more happier with the results. Thank you guys" Adele & Darren Causer

Documentary , traditional, contemporary, artistic, creative wedding and portrait photographers available for weddings, family portraits, christenings, events, birthday parties. We have a portable photography studio, available on request. We design stunning wedding albums and bespoke photo albums for special occasions.